Manchester United and Real Madrid are on red alert after the future of Borussia Dortmund midfield star Ilkay Gundogan is “completely open” according to his father and agent.

Gundogan, who has missed the majority of this season through injury, has long been a high profile target at Old Trafford.

The German international, who joined Dortmund from Nurnberg in 2011 and scored his team’s only goal in the Champions League Final last May, played his last game exactly six months ago tomorrow, when he had to leave the field due to a back problem during Germany’s friendly against Paraguay.

Younes Kaboul is confident Tottenham will be playing Champions League football next season if they maintain the form they showed at Newcastle.

Spurs trounced the Magpies 4-0 at St James' Park on Wednesday night to stay hot on the heels of fourth-placed Liverpool, and are right in the mix with 12 games of the campaign to go.

But defender Kaboul is convinced they can force their way into the top four if they can reproduce their performance on Tyneside on a consistent basis.

He told Spurs TV: 'We need games like that to be up there and if we perform like that in the future - and even better, because you always have to see the best - we are going to play in the Champions League next season, without doubt.

'We need to keep like that, strong and strong mentally also, keep the concentration for 90, 95 minutes and we should be okay.'

Looking up: Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul (right) thinks his side can finish in the top four this season

The Premier League are not planning to make any announcement on when last night's postponed matches might take place until after the weekend's FA Cup action.

Discussions are taking place with the four clubs involved and Manchester City pose the most problems given their involvement in four competitions.

There is every confidence a fixture pile-up can be avoided but the number of midweeks available is diminished by UEFA's insistence that domestic games do not clash with Champions League or Europa League matches.

So even if City get knocked out by Barcelona the Premier League will not schedule their match with Sunderland at the same time as subsequent games in the tournament.

A worst case scenario would occur if City draw with Chelsea on Saturday to require a replay. That could provoke some head-scratching.

Called off: Everton's game against Crystal Palace was postponed due to strong winds

Simon Cass: QPR will tie up the loan signing of Ravel Morrison next Friday on a 93-day deal which will see the West Ham midfielder eligible to play in the Sky Bet Championship play-off final on May 24.

Morrison had ruled himself out of Sam Allardyce’s plans by claiming he is suffering from a groin problem, even though club medical staff assured the West Ham manager that playing with the ‘niggling injury’ would cause no permanent damage.

Despite the knock, Morrison is in line to make his debut for QPR in their match against strugglers Charlton a week on Saturday.

And Harry Redknapp is clearly not taking automatic promotion back to the Barclays Premier League for granted, QPR having slipped to third in the Championship, having postponed Morrison’s arrival to ensure he is available for the play-offs should that be their only route back to the top flight.

On the move: West Ham's Ravel Morrison is set to join QPR on a 93-day loan

Paul Collins: Wojciech Szczesny was in impressive form on Wednesday night to ensure Arsenal and Manchester United's big clash ended in a stalemate.

But who would you rate as the best goalkeeper in the Barclays Premier League? Szczesny would have his supporters, as would his opposite number at the Emirates Stadium, David de Gea. Petr Cech and Jose Hart, despite his various clangers earlier this season, would also be top contenders.

According to the statistics, however, none of the above rank as No 1 of the No 1s.

Click on the link above to find out who is statistically the Premier League's best keeper.

No 1? Wojciech Szczesny was in excellent form against Manchester United but who has a better saves percentage the Arsenal keeper?

Riath Al-Samarrai: Cardiff City chief executive Simon Lim has launched an astonishing attack on former manager Malky Mackay, accusing the Scot of ‘imprudent and careless management’.

The criticisms, which come seven weeks after Mackay was sacked, centre on Mackay’s signing of Andreas Cornelius, who was sold back to Copenhagen at an estimated loss of £8.5million last month having joined from the Danish club in the summer.

Sportsmail revealed in December the extravagant figures involved in the five-year deal for Cornelius, which was one of the principal reasons behind Vincent Tan’s decision to axe Mackay.

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Blame game: Cardiff chief executive Peter Lim has criticised Malky Mackay's management of the club in a statement

Craig Hope: Andy Gray will make a second appearance as co-commentator with BT Sport – despite the emergence of the latest video which shows him behaving in a sexist manner.

The broadcaster will use Gray for the FA Cup fifth-round tie between Arsenal and Liverpool on Sunday.

The former Sky Sports pundit returned to the commentary box on British television for the first time last month since he was sacked by Sky in 2011 amid a sexism storm following derogatory comments about a female official.

Wojciech Szczesny has warned Liverpool they can expect to see the 'real Arsenal' in the FA Cup fifth-round showdown at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday as the Gunners look to bounce back from their Anfield humiliation.

'It will be a big game for us because we conceded five against them and it was a little bit humiliating,' said Szczesny, who posted a personal apology to Gunners fans on Facebook following the defeat.

'We want to recover as soon as possible and it is a good chance that we play them a week afterwards.

'I would like to say it was a one-off, but there were two of them [heavy defeats, the other coming in a 6-3 reverse to Manchester City] this season.

'It was just an accident, it happened. Liverpool were terrific offensively, we were a little bit weak defensively and got punished.

'I certainly believe it is out of our system now because we turned up against United with a good defensive show.'

Determined: Wojciech Szczesny, pictured here conceding one of five goals against Liverpool, says Arsenal will be better in Sunday's FA Cup clash

PETE JENSON: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will face-off in the Spanish Cup final after Barcelona and Real Madrid won their semi-finals this week.

And after scoring in the seventh minute of Real's win against rivals Atletico Madrid, Portugal international Ronaldo earned the bragging rights to a new record which Messi can't yet lay claim to, he has now scored in every minute of a 90 minute game.

The former Manchester United star is more prolific in some minutes than others, having scored 22 goals in the 90th minute and 12 goals in the 45th.

However, he has only netted once in the 1st, 7th, 15th, 17th, 31st, 40th, 43rd, 53rd, and 78th minutes.

To equal Ronaldo's achievements Messi must net in the 1st, 2nd, 10th, 14th, 15th, 46th and 69th minutes of a game.

On target: Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in every minute of a football match

Tom Sheen: Luis Suarez may have apologised for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic but the Liverpool striker still claims the race row with Patrice Evra was 'false'.

The Uruguayan was banned for eight matches and fined £40,000 for racially abusing the Manchester United defender in October 2011.

But in an interview with Uruguayan radio, Suarez said he still does not believe he did anything wrong.

Suarez told Sport890 AM: 'Let me tell you, I've made only two mistakes in my career. My first was when I was playing for Ajax and I bit an opponent. My second was when I bit (Branislav) Ivanović.

'The case with Evra was all false. I was accused without proof. But that's in the past. I was sad at that moment, but I'm happy today. I have grown up. I have thought more about things before doing them.'

No regrets: Luis Suarez (left) says the racism case brought against him by Patrice Evra (right) was 'false'

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Premier League expected to make statement on postponed fixtures

Laurie Whitwell: An announcement on yesterday's postponed fixtures is expected from the Premier League later this afternoon.

Manchester City's game against Sunderland and Crystal Palace's trip to Everton were called off last night because of poor weather conditions.

Both games need to be rescheduled over the coming weeks, although City's Champions League commitments could complicate things.

Liverpool forward Luis Suarez's form should earn him the player of the year award, according to former Reds striker Ian Rush.

Suarez's phenomenal goalscoring run may have come to a halt, with the Uruguayan netting just four times in his last 11 games.

But Rush, who scored 346 goals for Liverpool in 660 games, believes the 27-year-old has provided the spark which has led to forward partner Daniel Sturridge scoring in eight successive games for the Anfield outfit.

Speaking at the launch of the 2014 Welsh Community Football Awards, Rush said: 'Suarez is my player of the year for the entire year.

'He is a joy to watch and his work rate is incredible, which has affected Sturridge. He is putting a real shift in as well, and not just when Liverpool have the ball.

'I am so glad we can talk about Luis' football and nothing else.'

Red hot: Ian Rush believes Luis Suarez has been the best player in the Premier League this season

Craig Hope: For while on Wednesday night, during their goalless draw at Arsenal, Manchester United were failing to win for a third consecutive league outing, Liverpool, across the capital at Fulham, came from behind to take a valiant 3-2 victory and move 11 points clear of David Moyes’ boys.

Exactly one year ago, with Sir Alex Ferguson at the helm, United led their North-West adversaries by a monstrous 29 points.

After meeting Roberto Martinez and some of the Everton squad following the postponement of last night's game with Crystal Palace, fan Ric Wee has been the centre of attention once again at Goodison Park today.

The Evertonian of 30 years, who travelled from Malaysia to see his first live game last night, has been busy speaking to the media this morning and meeting club legend Graeme Sharp.

Sportsmail's John Edwards reports on Coutinho's World Cup dream with Brazil

Philippe Coutinho must wonder what he has to do to at least merit consideration for a World Cup place in his native Brazil this summer.

The attacking midfielder has proved one of the shrewdest buys in recent Barclays Premier League history after arriving at Anfield from Inter Milan and becoming an instant fans’ favourite, with his dazzling footwork and eye for a pass.

He played an integral part in Liverpool’s 3-2 win at Fulham last night, with their second equaliser, but it appears the rave reviews for his consistently impressive performances have yet to reach Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari.

The former Chelsea boss again overlooked him when announcing his squad for next month’s friendly with South Africa in Johannesburg, and a source in Sao Paolo said: 'There have been a couple of papers here calling for Coutinho to be given a chance, but it hardly ranks as a national campaign. The general consensus is Big Phil doesn’t really fancy him.

'He is well aware of how Lucas was doing before his injury, so he is clearly receiving form reports on Liverpool, but still no sign of Coutinho being selected.

'In a way, you can understand where Scolari is coming from. One thing Brazil are not short of is attacking players.'

Adam Shergold: Teixeira is an exceedingly gifted player from Portugal who can perform a number of roles across the midfield. Most comfortable on the left side, he can also function through the middle and in a defensive midfield duty.

He joined his hometown club Braga aged 10 before moving on to Sporting Lisbon a year later. Teixeira progressed through Sporting's youth ranks and was on the verge of the first team in 2011.

That's when he produced the performance that changed the course of his career...

AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli has laughed off accusations that he is a bad boy, and claimed he would like to be even worse.

During his time at Manchester City between 2010 and 2013, Balotelli became notorious for a number of stunts including letting off fireworks from the bathroom window of his house and throwing a dart at one of the club's youth players.

In an interview with FourFourTwo magazine claimed that too much had been made of his behaviour, saying: 'Me, a bad boy? I would like to be more bad.

'I miss England's fans, while I do not miss the food, or the weather, or the manner of driving a car.

'But fans of City, yes I miss them. But the AC Milan fans are fantastic too. Most of my memories about Manchester are happy because I enjoyed it there.'

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Return? Mario Balotelli says he misses fans in England after his spell with Manchester City (Pic: Reuters)

Tom Sheen: Lazio were forced to release official documents and threaten legal action to prove a youth team player was still a teenager and not in his 40s.

Joseph Marie Minala, 17, came in for abuse on social networking sites after releasing a picture showing him looking much older than his teenage years. Quotes also appeared in Senegalese media that said Minala was 41.

The Italian club and Minala's agent rubbished claims that he was a cheat, producing the paper work to prove he was the correct age.

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Controversy: Lazio have threatened legal action after it was claimed youth team player Joseph Minala is actually in his 40s (Pic: Joseph Minala/Instagram)

We'll be bringing you all the reaction to last night's Premier League games as Arsenal's title challenge stuttered against Manchester United and Liverpool closed the gap at the top with a dramatic 3-2 win against Fulham.

Stay tuned for plenty of build-up to this weekend's FA Cup action, updates from our reporters around the country and breaking news as it happens.